The librettist Georg Christian Lehms, whose text 'Mein Herz schwimmt im Blut' is featured, hoped composers would set his cantatas so that 'the heart is revived through the power of the sung words'.
Historical Context
The composers on this album—Bach, Graupner, and Kuhnau—were all part of the Lutheran church choir tradition and knew each other.
Composer Biography
Christoph Graupner, a composer featured on this album, was the Leipzig Council's favored candidate to succeed Johann Kuhnau as Thomaskantor, but his patron, Landgrave Ernst Ludwig of Hesse-Darmstadt, refused to let him leave.
Composer Biography
Johann Sebastian Bach became Thomaskantor in Leipzig from May 1723 until his death, only after Christoph Graupner was prevented from taking the position.
Album & Artwork
The album title, 'Herzens-Lieder' (Songs of the Heart), reflects the Baroque era's fondness for compound words and the composers' aim to revive the heart through music and words.
Performer Biography
Soprano Miriam Feuersinger, an Echo Klassik award winner, has a particular fondness for the cantatas and passions of J.S. Bach, which is reflected in her international concert career.
Performer Biography
The Capricornus Consort Basel, named after composer Samuel Capricornus, was founded in 2006 and dedicates itself to rare Baroque and High Baroque works.
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